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Florida
Megan's
Law and Victim's Rights The right to be informed
Victims of crime or their lawful representatives,
including the next of kin of homicide victims, are entitled to the right to be
informed.
The right to be present
Victims of crime or their lawful representatives,
including the next of kin of homicide victims, are entitled to the right to be
present.
The right to be heard
(a) Victims of crime or their lawful
representatives, including the next of kin of homicide victims, are entitled to
the right to be heard when relevant, at all crucial stages of criminal
proceedings.
Please refer to the State of Florida Article I, Section 16 for further
information regarding the victims' rights.
ARTICLE I, SECTION 16.
16. RIGHTS OF ACCUSED AND OF VICTIMS.
(a) [pertains to rights of the accused]
(b) Victims of crime or their
lawful representatives, including the next of kin of homicide victims, are
entitled to the right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard when
relevant, at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings, to the extent that
these right do not interfere with the constitutional rights of the accused.
| Contact Person: |
Sexual Offender/Predator Hotline 1-888-FL-PREDATOR or 1-888
357-7332 |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Sexual predators (a higher level of offense) whose date of
offense was committed on or after October 1, 1993. Sexual offenders convicted
and released on or after October 1, 1997. Juveniles offenders convicted as
adults. |
| Information Collected: |
Name, SSN, age, race, sex, DOB, height, weight, hair color, eye
color, photograph, address(es), date & place of employment, fingerprints,
date and place of each conviction, description of crime(s), tattoos or
identifying marks, occupation, DNA and other genetic markers. |
| Administrating Agency: |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, local law
enforcement. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
Within 48 hours of entering a county; establishing a residence;
or changing address. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Life. Predators or offenders are now allowed to petition the
court for relief from registration after 20 years. During the 20 years they may
not have had any felony or misdemeanor arrests. |
| Verification of Address: |
Annual verification for sexual offenders, verification every 90
days for sexual predators. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
Third degree felony. |
| Access to Information: |
The general public has access to SOR information through the FDLE
Internet Website, through a toll-free phone line (1-888-357-7332), and through
fliers and leaflets produced for community notification on sexual
predators. |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Yes |
| Number Registered: |
25,000 (This includes 2,404 sexual predators) |
| Percent Compliance: |
Not known* |
| Internet access: |
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Sexual_Predators/
Escambia County: http://www.escambiaso.com/
Fort
Lauderdale: http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/police/contents.html
Jacksonville:
http://www.coj.net/jso/
Leon County: http://lcso.leonfl.org/sexpred.htm
Manatee County: http://legal.firn.edu/sheriff/manatee/
Margate County: http://www.margatefl.com/police/
Martin County: http://www.martin.fl.us/GOVT/co/sher/
Orlando:
http://www.cityoforlando.net/police/CID/predator.htm
Osceola County: http://osceolasheriff.com/
Palm Beach County: http://www.pbso.org/
Pasco County: http://pascocountyfl.net/
Pinellas County: http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/sheriff/
Polk County: http://www.polksheriff.org/wanted/
Royal Palm Beach: http://www.royalpalmbeach.com/police.htm
St. Johns County: http://www.co.st-johns.fl.us/Const-Officers/Sheriff/predator/predator.html
St. Lucie County: http://www.stluciesheriff.com/
Sarasota County: http://www.sarasotasheriff.org/
Suwannee
County: http://www.suwanneesheriff.com
Seminole
County: http://www.seminolesheriff.org/criminal/offender_predator.php
Tallahassee: http://www.state.fl.us/citytlh/tpd/
Volusia County: http://volusia.org/sheriff/
Wilton
Manors: http://legal.firn.edu/muni/wiltonmanors/
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